Wall and Floor Insulation

What homeowner wouldn't like to save money on their energy cost? If you have a crawl space that is not insulated or not insulated properly, you could be wasting hundreds of dollars a year on your energy bills. Simply insulating the floors and wall of your crawl space properly can dramatically lower your heating and cooling bills as well as provide you with some other added benefits for your home.

Dehumidifer and Air Purifier

If you have a crawl space under your home, you may not know it but that area of your home is most likely a breeding ground for mold and mildew. Mold and mildew can get into the air and can cause allergic reactions and other medical conditions in people. If mold is breathed into the lungs, it can cause damage to them. Most people who have crawl spaces don't realize that most of the air that enters their home comes from that space underneath the house. So, if there are mold spores in the air underneath the home, those same mold spores are getting into your home.

Mold Treatment

If you live in a home that has a crawl space beneath the house, you may not realize just what may be living in that crawl space. Even though you don't go in that space, that doesn't mean that you aren't being affected by the air in the crawl space. The quality of your air and what is growing in your crawl space is more important than you think.

Structural Leveling and Replacement

Crawl spaces that haven been extensively damaged by water, can lead a to structural leveling in a home, which causes all kinds of problems for homeowners. When a crawl space suffers from water damage the floor joists and beams become weaker. The joists and beams are what holds the house structurally sound and keeps it level. When these beams and joists become weak, they can no longer support the weight of the home and that is when you get structural leveling.

Access Doors and Wells

There are two different types of access doors that you may have to your crawl space. You may have an access door that is outside that leads to under your home or you may have an access door that is inside your home in an inconspicuous spot on the floor. No matter where your access door or well is to your crawl space you need to make sure that you take care of the area to prevent damage to your home.

Bond and Sill Plate Sealing

The number one place that air will escape and get into in a crawl space is the sill plate. The sill plate is the bottom materials, usually wood that attach to the vertical foundation of the wall. The sill plate is made to reinforce the foundation of the wall and to keep the house from leveling or cracking the foundation. One of the major problems with a sill plate is that it too often leaks, allowing moisture to collect in the crawl space.

Encapsulation

Any homeowner who has a crawl space should consider encapsulating their crawl space for several different reasons. The benefits of encapsulating a crawl space are numerous. Encapsulating a crawl space involves sealing off the space and providing a vapor barrier all the way around the area. This dramatically cuts down on the moisture that is able to gather in the crawl space. The goal of encapsulating a crawl space is to keep the air in the space dry and regulated.